The fight between the Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson over documents related to the hiring and resignation of former Health Department Director Joe Gerace is now going to court.
A federal judge in Texas promises a decision “soon” on whether to grant a request from a group of anti-abortion groups to rescind the Federal Drug Administration’s approval of the widely used abortion-inducing drug mifepristone — a decision that could lead to major changes throughout the country on how women access abortion where it is legal.
The United States Attorney’s office in Alaska has joined the Alaska Division of Banking and Securities in going after an Anchorage man accused of running a Ponzi-style scam.
Until now, it had not been disclosed how many times students were affected by the district’s policy, but an Alaska’s News Source investigation found that number to be in the thousands.
Several big-name national sponsors have walked away from the annual Alaska sled dog race in recent years, while other local sponsors and a handful of national companies remain as partners.
Some Anchorage School District students with disabilities have been improperly restrained and placed in seclusion as a form of discipline, the DOJ says.
Revive Alaska falsely claims to be backed by corporate sponsors. Seattle Mariners and Amvets are among those that say they never supported the Anchorage nonprofit.
Anchorage police report that calls from the Sullivan Arena, the city’s temporary homeless shelter, and calls from the neighborhood that surrounds it have gone up dramatically.
An update on an Alaska News Source investigation into a nonprofit group that received $750,000 in federal grant money uncovers questions regarding the group’s fundraising efforts. The Anchorage Assembly has already expressed serious concerns after Revive purchased a church with grant money intended to build a food pantry in South Anchorage. Part of that grant agreement required the group to raise matching funds, but no proof has been provided to show that has happened.
Revive Alaska now selling church purchased partially with pandemic relief funds, while Anchorage audit shows 65% of fund recipients failed to report how money was spent.
Anchorage Assembly members say they approved that grant to help the group rebuild a food pantry in South Anchorage but the group purchased a church in Midtown instead.
Members of the Anchorage Assembly say a Bronson administration report doesn't provide enough details about the hiring of former Health Department Director Joe Gerace.
The Anchorage Assembly went into executive session Tuesday night to review documents from the investigation into former Anchorage Health Department Director Joe Gerace, who fabricated much of his resume.
Anchorage Municipal Ombudsman Darrel Hess spoke out Thursday, one day after issuing a memo that a municipal “executive” said Mayor Dave Bronson’s office was viewing surveillance footage of the ombudsman’s office to see which employees visited the office and spoke with members of the Anchorage Assembly.
The Anchorage Assembly has scheduled special executive sessions and public meetings Thursday and Friday regarding a letter addressed to the Bronson administration by the lawyer for former Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski earlier this month.
The president of an Anchorage nonprofit organization is facing serious questions about how the group spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds.
Anchorage municipal officials say they’re in shock after receiving a wrongful termination letter on Wednesday from former Municipal Manager Amy Demboski’s attorney, accusing Mayor Dave Bronson of several past instances of unethical and illegal behavior.
Raiden Toms-Moonin’s parents say they were unable to find long-term treatment centers in Alaska so they started looking Outside, which is when they learned about Oak Plains Academy.
Police have now released the name of the man found dead and lying near the intersection of Benson Boulevard and A Street on Dec. 29, 2022, identifying him as 63-year-old Roger Williams.
A woman accused of defrauding a Yakutat widow out of $700,000 and using the money to purchase a home in Bosque County Texas will not serve as treasurer there. Last November, Carla Sigler was elected county treasurer but failed to obtain the required bond needed to maintain that position.
The Anchorage Police department's list for outdoor deaths increased this year over the past two years. In 2020 there were 20 deaths and in 2021 there were 19.
An Alaska Superior Court judge entered a nearly $1.5 million judgment against James Vernon Sigler and Carla Sigler last month, the largest verdict ever in an Alaska elder abuse case.
December marks one year since John D’Elia, executive chef of Marx Bros Café, was found dead inside the prep kitchen. Now we’re learning more about how he died and the Anchorage police department’s investigation into his death. However, D’Elia’s family and friends still have questions.
The case involved a now deceased woman named Neva Ogle, who was in her mid-80s at the time. Superior Court Judge Daniel Shally determined that former Yakutat residents, Carla and James Vernon Sigler, took $700,000 in funds from Ogle over a period of two years, beginning in 2012.
Art Mathias is leading an effort to have ranked-choice voting on the ballot in 2024 — but this time to get rid of the system, which was approved by voters in 2020, 51% to 49%, and used for the first time in 2022.
Dozens of potential victims came forward to the Division of Banking and Securities following the publication by Alaska’s News Source of an alleged fraudulent multi-million-dollar investment scheme, DBS officials said.
When Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, it required states to enact a sex offender registry for those convicted of certain sex crimes.
When the rules for cannabis shops were being crafted after legalization in Alaska Eagle River lawmakers took a strict approach, making it almost impossible to have a retail cannabis shop in the area.
This year has seen the highest number of inmate deaths recorded within the Department of Corrections, according to department records that go back to 2000. Family members of those inmates now question whether the department has been doing enough to properly treat every inmate in their care.
Some voters are outraged about a mailer from Governor Dunleavy's campaign, calling it an invasion of privacy clearly designed to shame them into voting. At the top of the page, the letter states, “public records indicate you have a below average voting record.”Some thought it was either a prank or sleazy intimidation tactic and, in one case, it actually created a rift between neighbors.
Almost every program within the Anchorage School District, elective or position is being considered for cuts as the Anchorage School District struggles with its budget deficit.
The 16 deaths of incarcerated persons are the highest number reported since 2002, when the department also reported 16 inmates died that year. The department issued a press release Tuesday announcing the death of 69-year-old Paul Allen Harris at Goose Creek Correctional Center. Harris had been in custody since 2016 and the press release described Harris’ death as “expected.”
Some business owners are taking action to help manage the homeless situation in Downtown Anchorage. They say the presence of homeless people has been driving away tourists and is bad for business.
An in-depth look into the homeless situation in Anchorage found that tracking their numbers and determining where they came from can be a complex task. While some people are placed in temporary shelters, others are experiencing homelessness on street corners and in tents. In many cases, who these people are and what lead them to become displaced can be difficult to determine. The answers to those questions may also depend upon who you ask.
According to Alaska’s Division of Banking and Securities (DBS), an Anchorage man is suspected of defrauding dozens of Alaskans out of millions of dollars in a Ponzi-like scheme.
Two more inmates have died while in the custody of Alaska’s Department of Corrections, according to a press release issued Tuesday. That brings the total number to 14 for the year.
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